Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
just as one was told; like she (he) said
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
light (flavor); lightly seasoned; light soy sauce; thin (porcelain, ceramic, etc.); thinly made
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
seasoning; flavour; flavor
decision; determination; resolution
to refuse; to reject; to deny
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to try to do; to attempt to do
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to be at a loss for words
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
almost every day; almost daily
stomach ache; abdominal pain